Firearm



G. H. BALL.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1919. RENEWED NOV. 21. 1921.

Patented June 6, 1922.

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GEORGE E. BALL, on NEW Haven, connnorrou'r, ASSIGNOB, BY MEsNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 Tris MARLIN FIREARMS CORPORATION, or NEW HAVEN, CON- NEC'I'ICUT, A conrorm'rron or DELAWARE.

FIREARBI.

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Application filedJVIay 15, 1919, Serial No. 297,363.

To all ro /2 092 it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. BALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in repeating firearms, particularly of the type set forth in the pat ent to Swebilius et al. 1,146,536.

In the type of gun disclosed in the abovementioned patent, the ejector, a rather long, thin member, is pivoted at its rear end in a groove in one wall of the receiver, and its forward end is pressed toward the center of the receiver by means of a suitable spring, The breech bolt, which is reciprocatively mounted in the receiver, is so constructed that it bears against the ejector and maintains the forward end of the ejector substantially wholly within the groove except when the bolt is in its rear position. hen the bolt is in its rear position, the spring is allowed to project the forward end of the ejector into the receiver to eject a shell car ried by the breech bolt. When the breech bolt is removed from the receiver, for any purpose, the forward end of the ejector extends outjinto the receiver. If it is desired to clean the. gun, it is undesirable to have the ejector thus projecting, as the cloth or the like used to clean the receiver or barrel is quite apt to engage with the ejector, thus giving rise to the possibility of snapping off the ejector and'also rendering the clean ing of the gun less easy.

It is the object of this invention to so construct and arrange the shell. ejecting mechanish that, except at such times as it is necessary for it to project into the receiver in order to perform its functions, it is housed within a groove or the like in the wall of the receiver, where it is out of the way and there is no possibility of its being snapped off or catching on the cleaning cloth or swab.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a section on line 11 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a similar view but with the breech bolt in place;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6,1922.

Renewed November 21, 1921. SeriaI No. 516,906.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the receiver with the breech bolt re moved.

The receiver 1 carries at its forward end the barrel 2 and has in one of its side walls an opening 3 for the ejection of the shells. In the opposite wall of the receiver is cut a groove 4.- in which the ejector 5 is pivoted at a point near its rear end. The forward end of the ejector is pointed and is provided with a lug 6 extending toward the interior of the receiver. A spring 7 tends to force the forward end of the ejector into the receiver. A lever 8 is also mounted in the groove 4 and has a lip 9 which underlies the lip 10 on the rear end of the ejector. A spring 11 forces the forward end of the lever 8 outwardly. The relative effective strength of the springs 7 and 11 is such that the forward end of the ejector is normally maintained within the groove &. Under such conditions the forward end of the lever 8 projects slightly above the top of the groove 4;. The breech "bolt 12 re'ciprocates in the receiver and is adapted to engage with the forward end of the lever 8 at the proper point in its travel from the front to the rear of the receiver to depress the same, allowing the forward end of the ejector to project and engage the rear end of a shell to dislodge the latter from the extractor and throw it out through the ejection slot 3. The breech bolt is provided with a recess 13 into which the ejector moves in order to contact with the shell.

'Thus it is seen that I have provided an arrangement of the ejector which positively presents it in operative position at the proper time to function but which maintains the ejector out of the way at other times.

I claim:

1. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt therein, a groove in said receiver, an ejector movably mounted therein, means independent of the breech bolt to project one end of the ejector into the receiver and means to retain said ejector wholly within said groove, said retaining means being rendered inoperative by the engagement of the breech bolt therewith.

2. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt therein, an ejector movably mounted on one Wa l Of the r i means d penden .5

the breech bolt to project one end of the ejector into the receiver, and a' superior means normally maintaining said end adjacent said wall of the receiver, said last-named means being rendered inoperative by the engagement of the breech bolt therewith.

3. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt therein, an ejector pivotally mounted on one wall of the receiver, means independent of the breech bolt to project one end of the ejector into the receiver, a superior means normally maintaining said end in contact with said wall of the receiver, said superior means being rendered inoperative by the engagement of the breech bolt therewith whereby the first-named means is allowed to pro ject said end of the ejector into the receiver.

a. In a firearm, a receiver, an ejector pivotally mounted in a groove in one wall of the receiver, means to project one end of the ejector into the receiver, a superior means normally maintaining said ejector wholly within said groove, and a breech bolt re-.

ciprocatively mounted in said receiver adapted to render inoperative sa1d superior means to allow the first-mentmned means to project said end of the ejector into the receiver.,

5. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt therein, an ejector pivoted to one wall'of the receiver, resilient means tending to force the forward end of the ejector into the receiver, a lever pivoted to the receiver, interengaging means on the adjacent ends of said ejector and lever, and means associated with said lever to overcome said resilient means, said last-named means being rendered inoperative by the engagement of the breech bolt therewith.

6. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt therein, an ejector pivotally mounted on a wall of the receiver, resilient means to project one end of said ejector into shell-engagin position, a lever pivotally mounted on the wall of the receiver, resilient means to project said lever into position to be engaged by the breech bolt and contacting lips on the end of said lever and ejector.

-7. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt therein, an ejector movably mounted on the wall of the receiver, resilient means to pro j ect said ejector into shell-engaging position, means for retaining said ejector out of shellengaging position, said retaining means being adapted to be rendered inoperative by the bolt.

8. In a firearm, a receiver having a groove in one wall, an ejector pivoted to said wall and adapted to be Wholly contained within said groove, resilient means tending to project one end of said ejector beyond the confines of said groove, and a superior resilient means carried by said receiver and normally maintaining said ejector wholly within said groove. I I

9. In a firearm, a receiver having a groove in one wall, an ejector pivotally mounted in said groove and adapted to be wholly contained therein, resilient means tending to project one end of said ejector beyond the confines of said groove, a lever pivotally mounted in said groove and opera-tively associated with said ejector, and resilient means associated with said lever, said last named resilient means being superior to said first named resilient means whereby the ejector is normally maintained wholly within said groove.

10. In a firearm, a receiver, an ejector pivotally mounted on said wall, resilient means tending to project one end of said ejector into shell engaging position, a lever pivotally mounted on said wall, resilient means operatively associated with said lever, and interengaging means on said ejector and lever whereby the latter, when in its normal position, maintains the former out of shell engaging position.

11. In a firearm, a receiver, an ejector mounted on one wall of said receiver, resili'ent means tending to project said jector into shell engaging position, and superior resilient means for normally maintaining said ejector out of said shell engaging position.

12. In a firearm, a receiver, an ejector pivotally mounted on said wall, a spring tending to project the front end of said ejector into shell engaging position, a lever pivotally mounted on said wall and having its front end underlying the rear end of said ejector, and a spring to force the forward end of said lever against the rear end of said ejector, said lever having a portion adapted to project into said receiver.

GEORGE H. BALL. 

